Walking with Jesus: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Exodus 16:2-4; Ephesians 4:17, 20-24; John 6:24-35 It’s good to take a few moments to reflect on how God has been leading me. If I do this on a regular basis I can glean more deeply on how God’s goodness and graces are helping to form me to His image. Msgr. Chet Michael recommends his Daily Growth Plan, which has three phases: An hour a day, which is the cumulation of all our formal and informal time spent in prayer; a day a month, where we review our progress through notes and journaling; and a week a year, which is time spent on retreat. Some of us can do one of these; others can do all three. Whatever we accomplish is a good indicator of how God is touching each person to continue to move in His direction. Starting last weekend and going through Aug. 29 we listen to the sixth chapter of John's gospel known as the Bread of Life Discourse. Throughout the Bible, bread is a symbolic representation of God’s life-sustaining provision. In these selections when Jesus tells the hu...